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Zorluk: OrtaRun-on Sentences and Comma Splices

Read the following passage and consider the underlined portion:

Conservators at the manuscript archive recently evaluated a fourteenth-century illuminated treatise on astronomy. The delicate vellum pages had suffered extensive environmental degradation, consequently, delicate microscopic fibers of gold leaf were beginning to detach from the parchment backing. Specialists applied a micro-atomized gelatin adhesive to stabilize the fragile illuminations without altering the original pigments.

Which of the following choices best corrects the underlined portion?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. degradation; consequently, delicateCevap
  3. C
    degradation; consequently, because delicate
  4. D
    degradation, delicate

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The correct option is 'degradation; consequently, delicate'.
The sentence consists of two complete independent clauses. The transition word 'consequently' is a conjunctive adverb, which requires a semicolon before it and a comma after it when connecting two independent clauses. Using a semicolon before 'consequently' resolves the comma splice while maintaining the clear cause-and-effect relationship between the degradation of the pages and the detachment of the gold leaf.

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1
Analyze the clause structure on both sides of the underlined transition.
The first clause ('The delicate vellum pages had suffered extensive environmental degradation') and the second clause ('delicate microscopic fibers of gold leaf were beginning to detach...') are both complete independent clauses capable of standing alone as sentences.
Identifying clause types determines what punctuation is required to connect them correctly.
2
Evaluate the function of the transition word 'consequently'.
'Consequently' is a conjunctive adverb, not a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Conjunctive adverbs connecting two independent clauses must be preceded by a semicolon (or a period) and followed by a comma.
3
Select the option that properly separates the two independent clauses without introducing new errors.
Placing a semicolon before 'consequently' and a comma after it fixes the comma splice and preserves grammatical accuracy.
A semicolon is needed to join independent clauses when using a conjunctive adverb.

Anahtar Kavram

Joining Independent Clauses with Conjunctive Adverbs
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Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices

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